December
  • Sandal regeneration project gets under way in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri - December 2,2015 - THE HINDU
  • Forest survey of India - December 6,2015 - The Indian EXPRESS
  • Forest conservation and restoration could combat climate change - December 8,2015 - WWF News
  • World Soil Day Celebrations at IFGTB-ENVIS, Coimbatore - December 8,2015 - Malayala Manorama
  • NGT caution on commercial use of private forests - December 8,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Green cover battling for survival in Karnataka - December 10,2015 - THE HINDU
  • Tiruppur in TN plants 1.25 lakh saplings in 100 days to fight global warming - December 13,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Khejri trees fast declining in desert dists - December 15,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Farmers urge Centre to implement Forest Rights Act - December 16,2015 - THE HINDU
  • In fact: Looking behind the numbers on India’s ‘stable’ forest cover - December 21,2015 - The Indian EXPRESS
  • November
  • Local tribe wins UN green award - November 2,2015 - The Jakarta Post
  • Ash trees under threat if harmful borer beetle finds way to Britain - November 4,2015 - the guardian
  • MoEF asks project proponents to fund conservation near protected areas - November 4,2015 - dna
  • China to ban all logging of forests in distinctly green new five-year plan - November 4,2015 - South China Morning Post, POLICIES & POLITICS
  • Mangaluru forest circle achieves 33% green cover - November 6,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Destruction of Palestinian olive trees is a monstrous crime - November 7,2015 - ECOLOGIST
  • Coal India has created more green cover than it has destroyed - November 11,2015 - Business Line - THE HINDU
  • India launches climate action website ahead of Paris meet - November 12,2015 - THE ECONOMIC TIMES
  • Trees must suit the environment - November 15,2015 - THE HINDU
  • Government to Set Up Panel to Study Forest Ownership Issue in NE - November 17,2015 - THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
  • Government reaches out to pvt firms to raise forest cover - November 17,2015 - THE ECONOMIC TIMES
  • Panel to study forest land in NE - November 18,2015 - The Shillong Times
  • In sync with Silent Valley - November 19,2015 - THE HINDU
  • Why trees matter ? - November 19,2015 - Greater Kashmir
  • Amazon Tree Species Face Major Threats More Than Half Globally Threatened - November 22,2015 -SCIENCE WORLD REPORT
  • Scientists in Arctic Norway discover ancient tropical forest - November 23,2015 - The CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
  • India to Plant 2 Billion Trees Along the Highway - November 23,2015 - ONE GREEN PLANET - Unleash your green master
  • Protecting Forests Necessary to Conserve Environment - November 24,2015 - Central Chronicle
  • Centre plans public-private participation to revive country’s degraded forests - November 25,2015 - The Indian EXPRESS
  • 1.2 lakh saplings to be planted in West Godavari - November 26,2015 - DECCAN Chronicle
  • October
  • Scientists clone Punnai tree varieties rich in biofuel - October 1,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Government hopes to free Rs 40000 crore fund soon for afforestation - October 7,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • NTPC plans to take up plantation of medicinal - October 12,2015 - THE HINDU Business Line
  • 490 trees to be retained on NH bypass - October 12,2015 - THE HINDU
  • Green India Mission plans approved for four states - October 13,2015 - Business Standard
  • NGT asks govt to set up specialised cell on forest cover - October 13,2015 - THE HINDU
  • Green bodies welcome India s INDC on climate action - October 14,2015 - Business Standard
  • Online campaign to save Western Ghats - October 14,2015 - DECCAN HERALD
  • Environment Ministry Announces Launching of Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Post Doctoral Research Fellowships - October 16,2015 - Business Standard
  • Governor CM launch forest eco restoration project - October 19,2015 - The Tribune
  • Afforestation programme launched near Pahalgam - October 19,2015 - THE HINDU
  • Hungary India explore joint forest research - October 20,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • American chestnut project raising hopes for trees restortation - October 26,2015 - Bay Journal
  • Noida to add 500 acres of green cover in 5 months - October 28,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • September
  • Indias forest cover has gone up but biodiversity is on a downward spiral, expert says - September 1,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Scientists reveal there are 3tn trees in the world in latest count - September 2,2015 - The Guardian
  • Tropical forests in trouble in SE Asia West Africa analysts - September 2,2015 - Bangkok post
  • First mission to save ‘sacred groves’ in 30 years - September 3,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Rate of global forest loss halved - September 11,2015 - THE TIEMS OF INDIA
  • ‘Green’ New Town makes room for tall-tree nursery - September 6,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • World loses South Africa-sized forest area in 25 years - FAO - September 7,2015 - Reuters
  • World Forestry Congress opens with latest Global Forest Resources Assessment - September 8,2015 - ShanghaiDaily.com
  • In the last 25 years, the world lost a forested area the size of South Africa - September 8,2015 - The Washington Post
  • Huda Survey- Over 32,000 trees in Panchkula, Arjun and Kusum most abundant: Data The first-of-its-kind survey, to ascertain the total number of trees and their varieties in Panchkul - September 10,2015 - The Indian EXPRESS
  • HC gives 4 weeks for action plan on preserving forests - September 10,2015 - THE HINDU
  • Government may open degraded forests to private companies - September 11,2015 - The Indian EXPRESS
  • Increase in rate of Brazilian Amazon deforestation raises alarm - September 14,2015 - The Loss Angeles Times
  • Trees get identity cards in Kolkata suburb - September 16,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • J & K CM calls for framing policy on forest conservation - September 18,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Government working on creating urban forest in each city in ten years - September 22,2015 - The Economic Times
  • Wildfires How to Save The Forests - September 23,2015 - Nature World News
  • Teens to promote forest conservation - September 23,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • New study finds trees may be ‘on strike’ against global warming - September 24,2015 - The Japan Times NEWS
  • Uttarakhand set to begin Rs 807 cr forest mgt project - September 30,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • August
  • ‘Keri beach faces more erosion threat; casuarina trees uprooted’ - Aug 3,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA, Goa
  • ‘Centre proposes to develop 200 city forests in the country in next five years’ - Aug 4,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • ‘27500 Sandalwood saplings to be planted in Anthiyur forest’ - Aug 5,2015 - Business Standard
  • ‘Government launches School Nursery Scheme to increase green cover’ - Aug 10,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • ‘Farmers must set aside land for developing forest’ - Aug 10,2015 - THE HINDU - coimbatore
  • Need for forest resource management underlined - Aug 12,2015 - THE HINDU - coimbatore
  • Delhi government goes digital to monitor forest land - Aug 23,2015 - THhe Indian EXPRESS
  • Arunachal to sign MoUs for boosting bamboo sector - Aug 24,2015 - The Senitel
  • E payment module launched to collect fund for increasing green cover - Aug 27,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Grow plants if you want to curb urban heat Nasa - Aug 27,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Rwanda Eucalyptus Trees Under Threat From Strange Disease - Aug 27,2015 - All Africa
  • Drone used for plantation on the banks of Vishwamitri river - Aug 30,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Deforestation on the rise in Northern Regions - Aug 31,2015 - Ghana Web
  • July
  • British-Era Museum In Coimbatore Exhibits Rare Collections- July 1,2015 - ANI
  • Van Mahotsav sees pledge to plant trees restore Aravalis- July 2,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Centre to start ‘urban forest’ programme in cities: Prakash Javadekar- July 4,2015 - live mint
  • IFGTB signs pact with paper mill- July 3,2015 - THE HINDU coimbatore
  • Centre to start ‘urban forest’ programme in cities: Prakash Javadekar- July 4,2015 - live mint
  • Eye on moolah, State to raise Red Sanders- July 4,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Top honours for India-born conservation biologist Kamal Bawa- July 4,2015 - Bangalore mirror
  • Encouraging plantations of sandalwood and agar- July 6,2015 - IHB
  • Javadekar to Hold Review Meeting with State Environment and Forests Minsters of Western Ghats Region Tomorrow- July 6,2015 - Business Standard
  • Indian Army Plants 1 Lakh Saplings in 19 Minutes, Sets New Record- July 7,2015 - indiatimes news
  • Final call on Western Ghats by August-end: Javadekar- July 8,2015 - live mint
  • The Foundations of our Forests- July 8,2015 - National Georaphic
  • Govt takes steps to grow forest cover, save endangered species- July 8,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Educating a Forest- July 9,2015 -philly.com
  • Include entire Aravalis in forest area, greens tell govt- July 10,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA – Gurgaon
  • City forest near Biodiversity Park- July 11,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA – Gurgaon
  • J-K government unveils measures to conserve forest cover- July 12,2015 - Business Standard
  • Forest communities, indigenous people key to sustainable forests - July 14,2015 - The Nation
  • Mangar forest home to 6 lakh trees: Report - July 15,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA – Gurgaon
  • India lost original forests 70 times Delhi’s area in 14 years - July 17,2015 - Hindustan Times
  • State Govt to provide 40 lakh saplings under Green Punjab Mission July 17,2015 - the pioneer-Chandigarh
  • Tribal communities seek hassle-free access to bamboo on Sathy hills - July 21,2015 - THE HINDU
  • IIFM, IP to establish Centre of Excellence on forest studies - July 21,2015 - Z News
  • Chhattisgarh to use transplanter machine to relocate trees - July 22,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Forest cover loss blamed for landslips - July 22,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA – pune.
  • ESA demarcation greens fear loss of forestland to encroachers - July 23,2015 - THE HINDU
  • Get 50 times returns in four years by growing casuarina- July 25,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Odisha to regenerate degraded bamboo forests - July 25,2015 - Z News
  • The Seer and His Seeds - July 25,2015 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS- Coimbatore
  • CHAMPAWAT TO MOVE GODS COURT TO PROTECT DEODAR TREE.July 27,2015 - The Pioneer India
  • Invasive alien species threaten Indian ecosystems: Govt - July 31,2015 - THE ECONOMIC TIMES
  • June
  • ENVIS Resource Partner on Forest Genetic Resources and Tree Improvement at IFGTB

  • Stripped of half its forest cover, Visakhapatnam district plans afforestation drive - Jun 1,2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • 1,000 saplings to be planted in Kannur - Jun 2,2015| THE HINDU
  • Environment ministry to create ‘urban forest’ to increase green cover - Jun 4,2015| live mint
  • PM Modi to Start Plantation Drive on World Environment Day - Jun 4,2015| NDTV
  • Green cover drive: Govt to launch ‘urban forests’ scheme to mark World Environment Day - Jun 4,2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Forest Dept forms Biodiversity Register for Bareilly Village - Jun 6,2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Increasing forest cover, a challenge- Jun 08,2015| THE Hans of India
  • Himachal Pradesh has 4.80 percent of Indias forest cover - Jun 10,2015| sahara online
  • Forest minister proposes special syllabus on bamboo - Jun 13, 2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Haritha Haram A directionless novel project - June 15,2015, | THE HANS INDIA
  • Himachal Pradesh has 4.80 percent of Indias forest cover - Jun 15,2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Mapping biodiversity through cartoons- June 19,2015 - THE HANS INDIA
  • Two trees over 200 years old identified in Salem- June 19,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • On highway to fruit & shade, India to bypass eucalyptus- June 21,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Paper Clip: the Earth has Turned Greener- June 22,2015 - The Indian Express
  • Telangana invites President to launch green initiative Haritahaaram- June 25,2015 - THE HINDU Business Line
  • Red Sanders has Medicinal Properties, say Researchers- June 25,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA – Hyderabad
  • Experts warn artificial forest regeneration plan WONT revive stricken green spaces- June 28,2015 - Mail Online
  • May
  • Gene technology supports faster tree growth(tamil edition)- May 4,2015|Daily Thanthi
  • Forest dept’s policy for pvt forest management sent to AG, CM - May 4,2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Govt tries to save forest cover despite million hectares of encroachment - May 6,2015| Live mint
  • NMC plans 50 acre bamboo forest near Gorewada - May 6,2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Kasturirangan Report: Environment Ministry Asks States to Submit Responses on Western Ghats by June 15 - May 6,2015| THE Economic Times
  • How forest can end global hunger - May 6,2015| ENN
  • Forests trump card in efforts to end global hunger - May 7,2015| THE Hindu
  • Red Sanders The economics behind a rare wood in high demand in international markets - May 7,2015| Live mint
  • 3.43 lakh ha forestland diverted - May 07,2015| THE HINDU- Business line
  • PM Modi to gift Buddha tree sapling to China, Mangolia- May 9,2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • After Oil Spill, Unique Mangrove Forest Faces More Threats- May 11,2015| National Geographic
  • Sri Lanka to become the first nation in the world to protect all its mangroves - May 12,2015| THE Guardian
  • Identification of 15 Minor Forest Produce for Minimum Support Price- May 13,2015|Business Standard
  • mangrove forests harbour potential drugs for malarial diseases (tamil edition) - May 16,2015| THE HINDU(tamil)
  • sacred groves under the verge of estinction(tamil edition) - May 16,2015| THE HINDU(tamil)
  • Red sanders become endangered in Indian wild forests (tamil edition - May 19,2015| THE HINDU(tamil)
  • Terminalia trees feared for road extension- Environmental activists request for CMs intervention(tamil edition) - May 18,2015| THE HINDU(tamil)
  • Mulberry Creek land added to Pisgah National Forest - May 20,2015| THE Citizen Times
  • India ranks 24th in the first Environmental Democracy Index - May 21,2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • 10,000 saplings to be planted in Goalpara- May 25,2015| THE Sentinel
  • The forest as an organic switchboard - May 25,2015| THE STATESMAN
  • Bengaluru teens spend pocket money to plant saplings - May 25,2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Govt to kick off mega plantation drive - May 25,2015| THE ECONOMIC TIMES
  • Environment Ministry plans regeneration drive for forest land - May 25,2015| Mail online
  • Forest programme to be launched in June: Javadekar - May 26, 2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • MGNREGS Aid to Increase Green Cover - May 26, 2015| THE NEw INDIAN EXPRESS
  • Target of planting 100 crores tree saplings towards all over india- Central minister(tamil edition)- May 27,2015| Dinamalar
  • April
  • Adventures in a Malay rain forest - April 6,2015| Business Line
  • Ease curbs on nuclear fuel import, PM tells the West - April 6,2015| Business Line
  • Every UG student has to plant sapling on campus, says UGC - April 2,2015| THE ECONOMIC TIMES
  • gaya tree - April 10,2015|Dinamalar
  • PM Narendra Modi gifts ‘Tree of Life’ painting to French President Hollande - April 16,2015| THE INDIAN EXPRESS
  • Narrowing resources of Manila tamarind farmers worry - April 9,2015|THE HINDU
  • Benefits of growing Jamun tree(syzygium cumini) - April 9,2015| Dinamalar
  • forests are the peoples livelihood! time to conserve the immortal sacred trees - April 12,2015| THE HINDU
  • 14 lakh saplings to be planted in green war against pollution - April 16,2015| THE INDIAN EXPRESS
  • 1 lakh trees chopped over 8 years for Metro, PWD projects in city- April 16,2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • Greying Kolkata’s green cover in free fal- April 14,2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • BRTS project: Loss of green cover yet to be made up even after years- April 16,2015| THE Tribune
  • Sandalwood forests face extinction Posted in Feature, State- April 16,2015| Orrisa post
  • Malawi Loses Nearly 200 Square Miles of Forest Annually - April 16,2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • News about kanimara teak - April 26,2015| THE HINDU tamil edition
  • Kadugal (Tamil) - April 26,2015| Dinamalar
  • Govt may ask private sector to chip in to increase forest cover - April 27,2015| THE Hindu Business line
  • Planting trees for development - April 26,2015| Business Standard
  • March
  • BURIAL PODS TO TURN HUMAN REMAINS INTO TREES - March 1,2015| THE Deccan Chronicle
  • Forest Department takes steps to promote organic Holi - March 4,2015| THE FREE PRESS
  • DEFORESTATION MAY SHIFT MONSOONS, LEAVING INDIA HIGH AND DRY - March 4,2015| Ahmedabad Mirror
  • The Jungle in its heyday - March 5,2015| THE indian EXPRESS
  • Legal opinion in, Gramvan on track- March 6,2015| THE indian EXPRESS
  • Forests of the world under siege - March 9,2015| THE INDIAN EXPRESS
  • ‘Forest cover’ as devolution criterion was mooted in Kerala- March 10,2015|business line
  • Forest Institute’s modified tree varieties popular with plywood makers- March 12,2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • fast growing red sanders has to be developed - March 29,2015| THE INDIAN EXPRESS
  • Govt sets up forest certification body - March 12,2015| Live Mint
  • Admin to plant 2.5 lakh trees this year for a greener Chandigarh- March 21,2015| Hindustan Times
  • Consortium to improve green cover in Tamil Nadu - March 22,2015| THE Business Line
  • Green India Mission Converged with MGNREGA to reclaim forest - March 16,2015| THE Navhind Times
  • Sunderbans sea level to rise - March 30,2015| THE ECONOMIC TIMES
  • February
  • Project to Raise Forest Trees with Government Subsidy a Success - Feb 4,2015| THE HINDU
  • Environmental loss worth Rs 1290 crore due to climate change in Sundarbans - Feb 22,2015| THE INDIAN EXPRESS
  • Sunderban mangrove has components to cure Type 2 diabetes - Feb 1,2015| Mid Day
  • Environment ministry proposes India’s first tree census - Feb 3,2015| Live Mint
  • Afforestation key to battling climate change- Feb 5,2015| THE Tribune
  • New gene that may help reduce risk of GM crops identified - Feb 21,2015| THE HINDU Business Line
  • Environmental loss worth Rs 1290 crore due to climate change in Sundarbans - Feb 22,2015| THE INDIAN EXPRESS
  • Seed bank to revive medicinal plant- Ifgtb - feb 24,2015| THE TIMES OF INDIA
  • GPS-based census of trees begins in Raj Bhavan - Feb 27,2015| THE INDIAN EXPRESS
  • January
  • National Workshop on Securing Wood Demand Through Enhancing Productivity of Planted Forests

  • National Workshop on Securing Wood Demand Through Enhancing Productivity of Planted Forests

  • carsenia travenconia - Jan 18,2015| Dinamalar
  • Mangarbani The fight to keep Delhi’s last sacred forest alive - Jan 19,2015| Hindustan Times
  • PMO ordered 60 changes to green clearances, environment ministry delivered on most Some others may need legislative amendments to laws - Jan 20,2015| Business Standard
  • Orissa accounts for 95 per cent afforestation in country - Jan 22,2015| Orissa post